New Ministers of National Defence in Canada

"Allen" wrote in message m...
"Coridon Henshaw @ (TH+ESE) sympatico.ca)" (chenshawREMOVE wrote

Big snip of poorly informed and thought out babble.

Dear Coridon please refer to the above comment. Oh and by the way most
frequent contributors to this NG have a personal experience with and
strong knowledge of Canada's military.

Which of the three newsgroups are you referring to when you type "this" Allen?

Jay

Andrew Chaplin wrote in message
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David Pratt, Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton, has just been
appointed Minister of National Defence.
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Canada has a Minister for National Defense? Why?

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Unification was and is a damned good idea...

Cheers,
dba

For whom ????

Brian Allardice wrote:


Unification was and is a damned good idea...

Unless you want to be considered a usenet troll and ignored, you
had better give us some reason why you think that.

Carter

troll

"Brian Allardice" wrote in message
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Peter Skelton wrote:
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 17:12:20 GMT, Carter Lee
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Peter Skelton wrote:


On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 13:54:28 GMT, Carter Lee
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Dewey wrote:



agreed...

we've seen and heard all this rhetoric before, and it will get worse
before
getting better.

Chretien was no friend to the military. Personally, I'm glad he is
history.

I can't think of a single PM, who in a space of 10 years, almost
single-handily brought the military to it's knees.

I can, Trudeau and it took him less than ten years.

Actually it was Trudeau who started it.


I think unification occurred on a previous watch.

Yes It did, I was there. That gave Trudeau something already
weakened to destroy. Reminded me of a bull fight.


Nice image, mind if I quote you in lectures?

Be my guest.

Unification was and is a damned good idea...

Cheers,
dba

"tscottme" wrote in message
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Andrew Chaplin wrote in message
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David Pratt, Member of Parliament for Nepean-Carleton, has just been
appointed Minister of National Defence.
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Canada has a Minister for National Defense? Why?

a) new Prime Minister has lots of people to reward/thank for helping him get
in.

and b) the last guy was ineffective, had publicly demonstrated drinking
problem and had shown no talent for the job - in a previous life he was a
bank economist.

James

"Andrew Chaplin" wrote in message
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I believe the credit properly goes to Louis St-Laurent, whose
government commissioned John Glassco (who recommended integration)
which was implemented, along with unification on Pearson's watch
(after Diefenbaker's "Turn in your pencil stub to get a new one"
period) then crowned by Trudeau with his "Defence in the 70's" White
Paper. Of these, I think only Pearson, a veteran of the CEF and the
RFC, understood the institution with which he was meddling.


Three words and a name tells it all.

DAMN THE TORPEDOES, PAUL HELLYER

I purchased the book around 1991. I mentioned it in a canteen one day
and got an earful, some were very unhappy about the author and what
happened, I put the book in a box and never read the whole book, just a
few pages. Probably a good read though.

Paul Hellyer - isn't he the guy who we all wanted to trade to the Israelis
as in

"Paul Hellyer + 10,000 bolts of green cloth for a One-eyed Jew"

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Brian Allardice wrote:


Unification was and is a damned good idea...

Unless you want to be considered a usenet troll and ignored, you
had better give us some reason why you think that.

Mostly back of the house stuff, but then the military is mostly back of the
house stuff in any case. I don't particularly care what the ranks are nor what
uniforms are worn, but it would be damned silly to have 3 different guys buying
paperclips.

Cheers,
dba

Brian Allardice wrote:

Mostly back of the house stuff, but then the military is mostly back of the
house stuff in any case. I don't particularly care what the ranks are nor what
uniforms are worn, but it would be damned silly to have 3 different guys buying
paperclips.

Then, dear Brian, you have failed to distinguish successfully between
"integration" and "unification".
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